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Be it known that I, WILLIAM P. READ, of Longmeadow, Hampden county,Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful PaperBinding; and I do .hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon. In the drawings-- Figurel is a side view of my invention as applied to a sheet of mus-ic, and

Figure 2 is an end view of the same.

Thisinvention consists of a device for fastening together sheets ofpaper, such as newspapers, music, dto., sov as to confine them somewhatin theform of a hook, that is, having leaves all fastened together atone edge, leaving the rest of them free to heturned over.

In construction I form my fastener of a small strip, A, of some suitablesheetmetal, which may be japanned or otherwise ornamented on theoutside. This strip is bent around the odge of thesheets to be fastenedtogether, the strip being made suiciently wide to secure a hold; it isthen pressed together, the stiffness of the metal causing it to stay inthe position so obtained, confining the edges of thepaper securelytogether. Holes a a a may be made through both sides of the fastener, sothat a number of these pamphlets can be fastened together.

The sheets of paper so arranged are in a much more convenient form forreading or reference than they would be if left vunattaehed, and mymethod of fastening them together is ofso small an expense as to behardly appreciable. My device may be also used to great advantage on ocefiles, and where it is wished to preserve lega-l documents and keep themtogether. l

Now, having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

`A paper-fastener, composed of the strip A, arranged and constructedsubstantially as and for the purpose described.

Witnesses:

EDWARD H. HYDE, HMA H.,HYDE.

WM. P. READ.

